How to Say "hardness" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “hardness” is “dificultad” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
nounA2
referring to the complexity of a task
Examples
El examen tenía mucha dificultad.
The exam was very difficult (had a lot of difficulty).
Leemos libros con diferentes niveles de dificultad.
We read books with different levels of difficulty.
The '-dad' Rule
Most Spanish words that end in '-dad' are feminine. This means you should use 'la' or 'una' with them (la dificultad).
Making it Plural
To talk about more than one, simply add '-es' to the end: 'las dificultades'.
Using the wrong gender
Mistake: “el dificultad”
Correction: la dificultad (words ending in -dad are almost always feminine).
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